The Queensland University of Technology had analyzed the skills and driving confidence of a group of old aged people constituting 98 men and women lying in the age group of 65 to 85, who claimed to have an average of 51year’s driving experience, and concluded that the elder drivers might be too cocky about their driving ability.

The research work availed financial support from the NRMA - ACT Road Safety Trust and the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads.

During the course of the study, all the subjects were asked to complete a computer hazard perception test, revealed Professor Karen Sullivan, while claimed that the older participants performed least acceptable tasks. Further, all group was interrogated for their road confidence through a questionnaire.

"The response time data from this study is consistent with previous findings by other research groups. In this study, participants aged 65-74 had a mean response time of 3.5 seconds and those aged 75-84 had a significantly higher mean response time. There were no gender differences in hazard perception”, she added further.

She claimed that the research findings might alter the government policy on older drivers particularly for the high aged population.